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Omaha Steve

(99,675 posts)
Sat Jul 18, 2015, 04:26 PM Jul 2015

Click free once a day to Pay for Three Months of Protection for Kenyan Elephants


http://greatergood.com/project/#42IbGlbZtJHW9kzG.99




Kenya’s Elephants are in peril.

It is estimated that 96 elephants are killed every day. Over the last three years, the slaughter of elephants in Kenya has increased dramatically in response to increased demand for ivory, especially from China and Asia. This is bad news for elephants. Today, ivory-seeking poachers are killing more African elephants each year than are being born.

The protection of elephants begins at home. Studies have shown that without community support, it is nearly impossible to stop poaching. Our partner in Kenya, Wildlife Works, employs local villagers to work as rangers. These dedicated men and women patrol over 500,000 acres, protecting wildlife as they migrate between two large national parks—Tsavo East and Tsavo West. As expert trackers accustomed to the terrain, the rangers are especially qualified to protect Kenya’s endangered elephants.

You can help. Click today to provide three months of protection for these glorious animals.

http://greatergood.com/project/#42IbGlbZtJHW9kzG.99
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Click free once a day to Pay for Three Months of Protection for Kenyan Elephants (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2015 OP
Well, provided 119,999 OTHER people also click once a day tkmorris Jul 2015 #1
ALL the ads are for items for the charities supported by the site Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #5
K & R femmocrat Jul 2015 #2
clickety click for these wonderful creatures. IcyPeas Jul 2015 #3
This is the most sickening result of human stupidity and evil tabasco Jul 2015 #4

tkmorris

(11,138 posts)
1. Well, provided 119,999 OTHER people also click once a day
Sat Jul 18, 2015, 04:32 PM
Jul 2015

That is one hell of a lot of ad views. All to pay for 3 months wages for a park ranger. According to the website that costs $600, which is hella cheap wages for a park ranger. I would imagine the poachers pay at least that much to have them look the other way. Still, a worthy cause and a cash donation would not be a bad idea here.

 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
4. This is the most sickening result of human stupidity and evil
Sat Jul 18, 2015, 06:31 PM
Jul 2015

The loss of so many beautiful species.

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